Francisco Armero

Francisco Armero
Professor
Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials

Computational mechanics, nonlinear continuum mechanics

Office 713 Davis Hall
Email armero@berkeley.edu
Phone (510) 643-0813
Fax (510) 643-8928
Websites

Office Hours:

  • MWF 2-3pm

Biography

Research work focuses on broad theoretical and applied aspects of computational mechanics. Specific areas include: Computational failure mechanics; Nonlinear dynamics; Computational inelasticity; High-performance finite elements; Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) methods; Coupled problems; Integration algorihms in fluid mechanics

Education

Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, minor in Mathematics, Stanford University, 1994
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1989
Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos - Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 1988